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 POPULATION: @ 600,000 TRAVEL TIME FROM MOSCOW: 2.5 by Plane TIME ZONE: 10 hours ahead of EST ACCOMMODATIONS: Hotel |
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Orenburg, formerly Chkalov, is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, in southern Siberia on the
Ural River. The city, an industrial and transportation center, has railroad repair shops, petroleum
refineries, and factories producing machinery and leather goods. Originally established in 1735 at the
site of what later became the city of Orsk, Orenburg was moved to its present location in 1743 and
subsequently served as a center of Russian trade with the Kazakhs. The city was known as Chkalov from
1938 to 1957, when its current name was readopted. (from greatestcities.com)
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